The Unforgettable Efforts Of Google And Apple Against Corona Pandemic

The corona pandemic is still wreaking havoc in the global economy, forcing businesses to shutter down, and people stay locked in their homes. Among this crisis, tech giants like Apple and Google have decided to join forces to come up with the automatic contact-tracking system to track down the infected people who are hiding their travel history to prevent the quarantine. The objective of this merge is to reduce the spread of the pandemic with the help of technology. 

These new apps that are paired with smarter features can be one of the biggest measures to reduce the growth of the fast-spreading illness. However, general concerns like health, data reliability, and data privacy have limited the impact of these apps.

The pandemic and health burden

The sudden strike in the total number of patients has overburden the healthcare sector and worldwide economies with over 4.9 million cases. In the US alone more than 1.5 million confirmed cases of a pandemic resulting in 90,000 deaths as on May 26.

The effectiveness of the traditional apps has been improved

Apple and Google’s exposure notification application programming interface will now be able to available to the states and other health agencies that are putting efforts to put a stop to this pandemic. These agencies can use the API to build apps to notify people if they have come into contact with the Coronavirus infected people.

The API is available in the smartphones through the latest updates in iOS and Android systems that the company launched on 20th May 2020.

The joint statement highlighted that “Google that is known for online marketing solution decided to work with a known brand like Apple for weeks while reaching out public health officials, scientists, privacy groups and government leaders to get the input and guidance to finally come up with the API” they further explained that technology they have created is not an app. 

Public health officials can use this API to create apps that people will install to get updated information about the pandemic. Together they have created a technology that can make these apps work better.

According to the joint statement the users can decide whether they want to share their personal information or data like location with the system or not. If the person is already diagnosed with the COVID-19 then, it is up to him or her whether they want to report it to health officials or not. The companies also believe that strong privacy protections will also encourage people to downloads these apps.

“The North Dakota is excited to become of the first few states in the nation to utilize this advanced software to keep its citizens safe” Doug Burgum, Governor of North Dakota, announced that in a statement.

What about the privacy concern?

The API and apps have raised privacy concerns. According to a recent survey, it was found that half of the Americans would not use such apps or similar tools designed by Apple and Google over privacy concerns.

However, Apple and Google both pledged to shut down the coronavirus tracker when this pandemic ends. Right now, we are not sure whether this advanced tracking API is going to work or not at least they are making efforts to protect the nation that has been brought to its knees by this pandemic. And if we want to win this war against the corona, we may need to stand together as a nation.

Beginner’s Guidance: How Search Engines Crawl, Index, And Rank Web Pages

Do you know how search engines work and perform basic tasks like crawling, indexing, and ranking? As the Pandemic lockdown has left you with plenty of time in hand, it is time to use it to learn about Google- one of the most popular search engines on this planet. While details are quite complex to master in, knowing the basics can help you to comprehend the methods of search engine and enhance your search engine optimization strategies for further projects. 

The ultimate objective of the biggest search engine 

The ultimate objective of Google is to provide the most relevant search results to answer the query of the user and in order to keep as relevant as possible Google has prepared a well-defined process to select the best page to answer the query. In other words, what we are trying to find here is “how Google search results work?” which indeed includes the following steps: 

·         Crawling: - analysing web pages to come up with the web to come up with the most important pages. 

·         Indexing: - storing all the vital information about all the pages for the retrieval.  

·         Ranking: - determining the content of each page to ensure what should rank for which query. 

Let’s dig further to learn more about each step… 

Crawling the web 

The search engine’s work starts with crawling the web to find out pages that already exist and need to be evaluated to identify the web pages for the query. This method works through the crawlers who go through chains of links. These website links contain the links of the other web pages creating a path for crawlers to reach pages on the website. 

Whenever the crawlers visit a web page, they go through the document object model to see what is on the page whether it is an image, video, and content. The DOM goes through the HTML structure to see how internal links are placed. This is how the search engine finds new pages on the web. 

In addition, crawling the entire page in a day is not possible as mentioned earlier crawlers can take weeks to crawl a website. 

Data indexing 

Adding the information on the search engine’s index is called “indexing”. In concise terms, indexing is the collection of databases, and web pages crawled by the search engine bots. The index of organizes and catalogs: 

·         Collected data as per the nature and relevancy of the web page 

·         Map down the links of the website 

·         The clickable text of any link

·         Other required information about the links such as if they are ads, their location on the page, and other aspects. 

The index work as a database for Google so, when a query pops up, it searches and finds out the suitable from the index to satisfy the query of the user. Right before the search engine select which page to show from the database or index it applies algorithms to rank the pages. 

Website ranking 

In order to provide the best result to the users, the search engine must perform some crucial steps to ensure; 

• The interpret of the user’s query 
• Identify the web pages in the index related query 
• Rank those websites on the basis of their relevancy and importance

This is the area where search engine optimization service comes handy. The SEO strategy helps to enhance the relevancy, influence, and importance of web pages for the possible queries. 

Now, when you know the fundamentals of the search engine crawling, indexing, and ranking you can better tune-up your website, blogs, and articles. However, if you are seeking any guidance regarding the search engine then consult with the experts available at the ProICT LLP. 

Best Mobile App Development Tools That Are Ruling This 2020

If you are reading our blogs and articles on regular basis then you must be aware of our previous blog where we had a word about some effective mobile applications designing tools. However, this blog post is published in the continuity of my previous blog titled “Best mobile development tools that are ruling this 2020 (Part-I)” which will help you to learn about the trending app development tools that are must for an Mobile application.

So, in my opinion, you should read the previous blog first before reading this one.  As I said in the previous blog, you have learned about three tools,  so let's continue this blog post with the rest one.

Ionic

Are you most proficient in HTML 5? What about CSS?

Launched by Drifty.co in 2013, Ionic is one of the top open-source hybrid mobile app development tools. It allows you to create your own apps in the language you prefer.

Thanks to built-in integrations with both PhoneGap and Cordova, cross-platform deployment is also made possible. Built on AngularJS and Apache Cordova, Ionic is mostly considered a front-end UI framework. This is because it facilitates and empowers all of the UI interactions and visual/operating elements that your app requires. Top features of Ionic include:

●        Intuitive Command Line Interface (CLI) to build and test apps across platforms

●        Ability to develop apps with HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript technologies

●        Myriad pre-developed, pre-designed elements

●        High degree of code reusability

PhoneGap

Based on JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3, PhoneGap is another top-performing cross-platform mobile app development tool.

At its core, the tool is designed as an open-source framework to help developers create dynamic mobile apps using web technology. It eliminates the need to write code in multiple languages (Java, Objective C) for all relevant mobile platforms.

If you’re a digital marketer with experience in web development, PhoneGap is an excellent resource for transitioning into the mobile app space. That’s because it leverages the familiar web technologies you already know and use, allowing for more rapid iterations and releases.

Those familiar with Apache Cordova might inquire about how the two tools are related. In short, PhoneGap gave rise to Cordova, with its codebase donated in 2011 for incubation.

The project has grown since and Cordova continues to power PhoneGap, much in the same way that WebKit powers a majority of modern web browsers. Premier benefits of PhoneGap include:

●        Access to and support for native device APIs (e.g. camera, GPS, accelerometer, etc.)

●        Single codebase

●        Unique PhoneGap CLI that allows users to create, compile, and run apps from their own command-line terminal

●        User-friendly desktop and developer apps

React native

Another native mobile app development tool, React Native relies on JavaScript as its programming language of choice.

Developers will appreciate the flexibility to write code in C, Swift, or Java, as well as the access to advanced editing and video processing functions that other API frameworks cannot provide.

Top features include:

●        Code reusability with pre-developed components

●        Strong community support

●        User-friendly GUI

●        Third-party plugin support

●        Live and hot reloading

AppWatch

In the world of cloud-based mobile analytics and security products, AppWatch reigns supreme. Users can scan each AppWatch app entirely before using it to find resources and information including descriptions, comments, and logos. This is an excellent way for developers to establish all-important trust and transparency around their brand.

Features of AppWatch include:

●        Conversion tracking

●        Referral source tracking

●        Goal tracking

●        Pageview monitoring

●        Campaign management

So, now it's time to end this post here, I hope both blog posts will help you to learn mobile app development tools and techniques so that you can stay connected with your precious and loyal customers. In case, if you are in doubt or confused, you can read more blogs and articles at the website of ProICT LLC.

Top 2020 Digital Marketing Trends Knocking Your Door

We lived in the world where marketing trends change within seconds, so it is necessary to keep your knowledge upgraded with all the latest marketing trends. Especially in the virtual world, it is very necessary to have the skills and knowledge of every digital marketing technique in order to promote a brand or an online business.

By using digital marketing, you can increase your reach to the enormous audience in a cost-effective and measurable way. It also works as a valuable asset for the growth of small businesses and helps to compete with popular brands by low advertising budget.in this blog post, you would learn about some online marketing trends that will rule this 2020.

Ways to use digital marketing trends for small enterprises

• Voice search

From the past few years, more than half of the queries across the internet platforms are voice-based searches. Well, the emergence of these kinds of searches happened on various voice assistants such as Siri, Alexa, Cortona which are taking over on the internet platforms. The most important thing to keep in mind is that people search differently when speaking than typing.

However, a traditional keyboard search on Google, it would be common to see a search term like “cost of running a PPC advertisement on social media,” but when someone performs a voice search the queries are more conversational and often longer.

A voice search would be more like “How much does it cost to run a PPC ad?” Voice searches are also more often in the form of a question when compared to keyboard searches.

• Smarter Use of Google PPC

Google Ads is mature and increasingly easy to use. In recent years, that’s led to just about every B2B company deploying search ads in some way, shape or form. Problem is, that’s driven the cost up on a whole lot of terms.

Google Ads search advertising is essentially an auction. You tell Google what you’re willing to pay if someone clicks one of your ads, and Google decides if and where to show you.

But you don’t just “bid on keywords.” You can choose to match very broadly, or very specifically.

• Reduce the unnecessary or Garbage Content

Content marketing is not for everyone. When you’re producing content for content’s sake, you’re probably creating garbage. There’s no value to the user, and even if you end up ranking on the first page of Google’s search results, you’re not going to convert anyone.

We couldn’t be happier to say that a B2B marketing trend for 2020 will be the end of people writing just for the heck of it. You might see more content produced, which is inevitable, but smart people will ask why they’re doing what they’re doing, and what value they’re providing.

Therefore, the blog needs to end here, we hope the above tips will make it a little bit easier for you to use these trending digital marketing techniques. In case, you had any doubts or confusion while implementing these updates, or any other query related to Digital Marketing, then you can consult with the experts of ProICT LLC. 

This is the place where you can get bits of advice from Digital Marketing professionals who are serving in the marketplace as one of the leading Digital Marketing Service Providers In the USA. To know more about social media updates or digital marketing, you can read our previous blog posts available on the official website.